BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

November 1959

BOX TYPES :

B, C, D

SIZE AVAILABLE :

3

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

7

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

6

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

The 74A was available in three different box types, B, C and D. The first box, a B4, shows the canteen in red, with yellow top panel. Numbers are rather large and closer to model. There is no background, but lines underneath the model. The B5 box has the model more to the left of the picture and different, taller numbers.

There are also 2 c boxes and they essentially take the same variations of the B type boxes. Only the scroll changes!

D boxes follow the usual pattern, as the D1 and D2 sub-types were released. The D2 comes in two different top/bottom combinations.

RARITY

There is no specific rare box for this model, although the C type boxes are of course more desirable than others.

 

VARIATION LIST

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RW74A - MOBILE CANTEEN

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

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Variation #

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(Short model, no background, larger numbers close to model)

1

B4

3

Blue / Black

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RW-74A-B4-1a

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(Long model, no background, slightly smaller numbers away from model)

2

B5

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RW-74A-B5-2a

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(Model number larger and closer to model, model to right of picture)

3

C

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RW-74A-C-1a

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(Model number far from model, model to left of picture (same as B Box RW-74A-B5-2a))

4

RW-74A-C-2a

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(Numbers without serifs)

5

D1

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RW-74A-D1-1a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\74A-DBox.jpg

(Large numbers with serifs)

6

D2

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\74A-D2.jpg

RW-74A-D2-2a

7

Blue/Blue

RW-74A-D2-2b